AFT Producers at The Exeter Food & Drink Festival: 13th – 15th April 2012

The annual festival is held in the courtyard of Exeter Castle and the surrounding Northernhay Gardens, right in the centre of Exeter. Taking place over three days, the Festival also includes two evening Festival After Dark Events featuring live music, chef demos and a great atmosphere.

Now in its 9th year, the 2011 festival attracted more than 15,000 visits, with people flocking to Exeter to indulge in top-notch South West food and drink, see national TV celebrities, to learn from the many cookery demonstrations and workshops and to enjoy family hands-on activities. 2012 promises even more!

Exeter Castle Courtyard: Here you will find the Festival Cookery Theatre, the Festival Bar and a host of stalls serving delicious food and drink through the day and during The Festival After Dark.

Northernhay Gardens: 3 Food Pavilions with over 100 individual producers stalls selling a mouth watering array of food and drink , the Darts Farm Food is Fun Teepees with demonstrations and hands on activites, the Festival Gardens bar, the Little Cookies at the Festival and so much more await you in the gardens.

If you're going please visit the following Artisan Food Trail members who'll be exhibiting (click their names to be taken to their AFT page):

David's Chilli Oil
A rich, exotic, healthy and intensely flavoured chilli oil perfect for drizzling over food, cooking, marinating and dipping. Made with quality produce from the Cotswolds.

Filbert's Fine Foods
Producers of amazing award winning hot air roasted nut snacks – made with 100% natural ingredients and each with their own unique flavour twist.

For more information about the event visit: exeterfoodanddrinkfestival.co.uk

Hot and Cold at The Suffolk Food, Drink and Music Festival 2012

With its inaugural event taking place in 2011 with over 5000 visitors, The Suffolk Food, Drink and Music Festival is back for the 2012 season with an exciting addition of the Framlingham Country Show taking place in conjunction to the event, this weekend, 14th – 15th April.

Situated in the beautiful grounds of Framlingham College in Suffolk, the Suffolk Food, Drink and Music Festival is now a permanent fixture in the show calendar and the Suffolk social scene, showcasing the best of local and national producers, chefs and musicians.

The Suffolk Food, Drink and Music Festival combined with the Framlingham Country Show will bring together a host of sights and experiences for the visitors with top class cookery demonstrations and talks in the 300 seat demonstration area whilst in the event rings everything from dog agility to geese herding can be seen while in the music area up to 9 live bands a day will provide additional entertainment. The combined event offers new and seasoned traders the opportunity to meet a variety of visitors and to market their products to a much wider audience.

Meet the Producers
And why have we titled this post as 'Hot and Cold'? Well two of AFT's producers will be exhibiting.
Firstly chilli growers Edible Ornamentals and secondly fruit ice makers Alder Tree. So, if you're going please be sure to drop by their stands, have a chat and buy their produce.

For more information about the event visit
thesuffolkfoodanddrinkfestival.co.uk

AFT Producers at the BBC Good Food Show Spring 2012

This a new event added to the BBC Good Food Shows calendar, It will be held at Glo, Bluewater, Kent from 12th – 15th April and with a variety of exhibitors, cookery demos and celebrity chefs looks to be an exciting event.

If you're going please visit the following Artisan Food Trail members who'll be exhibiting (click their names to be taken to their AFT page):


Edible Ornamentals
Situated in Chawston, Bedfordshire where market gardens are abundant and growing delicious vegetables is simply a way of life. Passionate, slightly obsessive chilli growers. Stand FLF8

Fudge Kitchen
Handmade luxury fudge hand-crafted to a special recipe for 25 years using traditional methods and a lot of love. Stand A44

Simply Ice Cream
Award winning Simply Ice Cream is lovingly handmade by a small passionate team using only the finest and (where possible) locally sourced natural ingredients. Stand PK2

British Fine Foods (stand A60)  will also be exhibiting and stock products by the following AFT producers:

The Artisan Smokehouse
A small family run and owned smokehouse on the Suffolk coast producing award-winning smoked food, made in small quantities to ensure quality and freshness.

Great Glen Game
Scottish artisan producers of wild venison charcuterie. Range of cured and smoked products: Salami, Chorizo, Pepperoni, Smoked Venison and Bresaola.

Womersley Fruit & Herb Vinegars
Yorkshire artisan maker of fine fruit vinegars and herb jellies. Balanced recipes allow maximum versatility in the kitchen ensuring that the true aromas of all the flavours shine through.

Cotswold Gold
Extra Virgin Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil grown and produced on the family farm by Charlie. This is a very healthy and versatile oil for all culinary needs. Stand FLF18


For more information about the event visit: bbcgoodfoodshowspring.com

March Competition No. 2: Win 1 of 5 pairs of tickets to the BBC Good Food Show Spring

The BBC Good Food Show Spring is launching at Glow, Bluewater, 12th – 15th April and to celebrate we have teamed up with the organisers to offer you the chance to win one of five pairs of tickets to the Show.

The BBC Good Food Show Spring is going to be your chance to see some of the nation’s favourite chefs cooking live on stage including James Martin, Gennaro Contaldo and Mark Sargeant plus MasterChef’s John Torode and Gregg Wallace and the country’s first chance to see the MasterChef Champion 2012 in action.

Tickets will gain you entry to the Show from 9.30am-2pm on Sunday 15 April and seats in the 12pm session in the Supertheatre where you can pick up tips for the kitchen from some of the best chefs in the business.

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For more details about BBC Good Food Show Spring visit their website

March Competition No.1: Win 1 of 5 pairs of tickets to The Suffolk Food, Drink & Music Festival

With its inaugural event taking place in 2011 with over 5000 visitors, The Suffolk Food, Drink and Music Festival is back for the 2012 season with an exciting addition of the Framlingham Country Show taking place in conjunction to the event.

Situated in the beautiful grounds of Framlingham College in Suffolk, the Suffolk Food, Drink and Music Festival is now a permanent fixture in the show calendar and the Suffolk social scene, showcasing the best of local and national producers, chefs and musicians.

The Suffolk Food, Drink and Music Festival combined with the Framlingham Country Show will bring together a host of sights and experiences for the visitors with top class cookery demonstrations and talks in the 300 seat demonstration area whilst in the event rings everything from dog agility to geese herding can be seen while in the music area up to 9 live bands a day will provide additional entertainment. The combined event offers new and seasoned traders the opportunity to meet a variety of visitors and to market their products to a much wider audience.

The Suffolk Food, Drink and Music Festival takes place at Framlingham College on the 14th and 15th April and 
The Artisan Food Trail has 5 Pairs of FREE tickets to give away for entry on either day.
Sorry this competition has now closed

For more details of The Suffolk Food and Drink Festival visit their website